Yuki Noguchi
Stories
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A health worker moved states for her dream job, only to abruptly lose it in CDC cuts
Bri McNulty, 23, won her dream job as a CDC fellow working on cancer prevention in Iowa, the state with the second highest incidence of cancer. But she was fired, like so many federal workers.
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Funding cuts may undermine efforts to connect rural patients and specialists remotely
One rural Iowa hospital is trying to remotely connect its patients with more specialists from around the state. But cuts to federal funds might disrupt efforts like that.
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Iowa has high cancer rates. Trump's cuts to CDC and NIH are already hitting the state
Iowa has the second highest incidence rate of cancer in the country, and it is already feeling Trump's cuts to the workforce and research institutions trying to solve the rural cancer problem.
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A CDC worker was fired. Then unexpectedly got her job back. She's not sure what to do
CDC Public Health Associate Bri McNulty, who talked to NPR about being summarily fired last week, got an email that she had her job back. In the meantime, McNulty got a job offer at Penn State.
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She got her dream job at CDC back. But she's already moving on
An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.
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Her cancer diagnosis made motherhood both harder and more sweet
As cancer rates rise among people under 50, more and more parents are facing the heightened emotions and challenging logistics of raising kids while going through treatment.
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Researchers fear grants for studies on health disparities may be cut in anti-DEI push
The Trump administration's broad definition of DEI could also impact health outcomes for rural White Americans
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Trump wants to erase DEI. Researchers worry it will upend work on health disparity
Cancer researchers working on health disparities say President Trump's actions could hurt rural whites, who lag behind other groups in cancer screening.
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The FDA will lose 3,500 jobs as part of the HHS cuts. How will this impact you?
10,000 jobs will be cut at the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the Food and Drug Administration. How will this affect the safety of prescription drugs and medical devices?
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Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership
Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.
